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Old 05-09-2010, 10:32 PM   #101
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Went to visit my truck at the body shop. It's been gone for 2 months now and I'm going crazy! I didn't have time to really tune it before getting it running and taking it to the shop. At 31 seconds you can hear the cam but the idle is a little slow. I pulled the PS belt off just before dropping it off. Makes for fun in tight spaces.

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Old 05-09-2010, 11:05 PM   #102
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Went to visit my truck at the body shop. It's been gone for 2 months now and I'm going crazy! I didn't have time to really tune it before getting it running and taking it to the shop. At 31 seconds you can hear the cam but the idle is a little slow. I pulled the PS belt off just before dropping it off. Makes for fun in tight spaces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXSWKJmiJE
I feel your pain. Mine was in the Body Shop from Mid October 09 thru Mid January 2010. I visited with it, 2x a week and took pictures/video and documented it on my website.
Lucky thing was , it was durring the middle of Winter.
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Old 05-10-2010, 12:30 AM   #103
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Got passenger side cab coner done, and shot it with epoxy
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Old 05-10-2010, 12:59 AM   #104
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

pull the cover off my rear diff, drained it and bought new oil and a gasket. gonna get some gasket glue tomorrow and finish it up.
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Old 05-11-2010, 12:37 AM   #105
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Bought a console for the '72 from Craigslist, 'course, now I need the buckets to go with it .
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Old 05-11-2010, 01:14 AM   #106
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I installed my new sport bumper.

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Old 05-11-2010, 06:04 AM   #107
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I unloaded my new 454 from my trailer into my garage
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Old 05-11-2010, 08:04 AM   #108
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Got this bit almost done.. waiting for the rotors and brackets to show up to finish it off.

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Old 05-11-2010, 09:46 AM   #109
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All I did is drive it.
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Old 05-11-2010, 09:53 AM   #110
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

nice truck jhwkns! need to polish up those slots! and get door handles and lenses!!
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Old 05-11-2010, 09:56 PM   #111
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Finished rebuilding the front suspension. Installed new spindles. Lubed frontend, installed tires, and got it back on the ground. Now to get it aligned.
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Old 05-12-2010, 12:45 AM   #112
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I did nothing to my 72 c10 longhorn, Except I DROVE it 900 miles round trip to Vegas and back...
Does that even count?
Oh yea...She ran like a top!
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Old 05-13-2010, 03:16 PM   #113
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I started rebuilding the carb yesterday and just ordered my Jeep coil springs today. Time to drop it and get it on the road. I would say "roadworthy" but that is a llloooonnnnggg stretch. But driveable is a start...
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Old 05-13-2010, 03:40 PM   #114
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I cut in a CPP cnotch...still need to drill holes. I somehow mananged to break a brand new titanium Bosch 1/2" drill bit. And now Im arguing about the strength of the notch and getting attacked by Shane for some reason?
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Old 05-14-2010, 12:53 AM   #115
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I ordered a blower hole cover to go along with my heater delete. Also got a gauge panel from an old conversion van... I have an idea I'm working on.
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Old 05-14-2010, 03:56 AM   #116
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I changed my tranny fluid/filter today and redid driver side valve cover that was leaking and yesterday I changed the motor oil. Now it will sit till sunday till I buy fluids for it.
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Old 05-14-2010, 05:23 AM   #117
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Put in radiator support, heaadlight buckets after having them powdercoated. Cleaned up some wiring, put fender back on. Will finish up tomorrow.
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Old 05-14-2010, 06:02 AM   #118
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I did some cleanup work on the camper to/cap, collected the new timber from the wood yard for it (bottom rails that it sits on are rotten) and then got dragged into gardening. That said I've been cleaning up under my new tarp garage that the truck will live in as soon as the cap is repaired, cleaned up the weeds between the 200 odd year old cobbles in there so it should be a bit dryer and cleaner.







This is the before picture!





This week the wheels are going off to have the tyres refitted with new valves as three out of the four go down over the space of a couple of weeks, then hopefully I'll find some time to drain the five year old gas out of the tank and replace it with fresh. Then I'm ordering a new battery and starter.
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Old 05-14-2010, 08:42 AM   #119
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Blew a tire with a nail. Not repairable. Time for new rims and tires!
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Old 05-14-2010, 10:03 AM   #120
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Well, not all today, but over the past week or so with a little (well a lot) of help.

Installed EPWI 1.6/1.5 roller rockers.
Installed Edelbrock aluminum valve covers.
Ran, cut, constructed boots, and installed MSD Street zero resistance plug wires.
New belts and hoses all around.
New SFI 29.1 fly wheel.
Installed N&N Air Filter.

Tomorrow - installing 700R4, level 3 transmission.
installing switch on factory A/C so compressor does not run all the time.

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New cab mounts.
Front suspension rebuild, ball joints, bushings, tie rods,
1" spacer between carb and intake manifold
run new fuel line from fuel pump to carb
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Old 05-14-2010, 05:46 PM   #121
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I put a "new" to me glove box in my 67, it was one of two that came with the 70 GMC 'burb we just hauled home. Started taking out the 4 speed in the burb to put into my 67. No I didn't take pics LOL.
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Old 05-14-2010, 10:48 PM   #122
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I installed a ECE hidden hitch setup on my 71. My 8 year old son was the perfect assistant to get the job done. It took a few hours to get the holes drilled but it turned out really cool.
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Old 05-14-2010, 10:54 PM   #123
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

re-installed my heater controls and boxes. with new heater core
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Old 05-14-2010, 11:08 PM   #124
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

well i hung new doors and fenders last week and had to walk away for a day or so.....went up today and removved fenders loosened cab bolts,ssquared up the cab, was a 1/2 in out sheesh......aligned doors so they close smoothly now and rehung fenders,got body lines i can live with,now for some new hood hinges and shims and will test fit hood and and install grill surround...see how in lines up then lol......have a good weekend fellas
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Old 05-15-2010, 01:57 AM   #125
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I almost finished the manual to automatic tranny 700r4, the last thing I did was the holes for the croosmember and then conect the TV cable, then drove it and I just noticed the big difference. I still having things to fixing like emergency brake cable, speedometer cable, carpet but I'm on the way.
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